... Ireland

• Report: Innovation could create up to 215000 jobs

A new report has told the Government that up to 215,000 jobs could be created in the next decade by the country becoming an innovation leader.

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• Jury in drugs rip murder trial begins deliberations

The jury in the case of a 22-year-old man on trial for murdering another man during a drugs “rip” has begun its deliberations at the Central Criminal Court.

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• Warning over car clone scam

The European Consumer Centre Ireland warned today of a major car scam involving second-hand cars bought in the UK.

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• 300 Ryanair jobs to go to Spain or Germany

The 300 jobs that Ryanair claimed it would create at Hangar Six at Dublin Airport are now going to either Spain or Germany.

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• Man faces 10-year jail sentence after drugs haul

A young man who turned to drugs following the suicide of three of his friends in a short period of time faces a possible ten year sentence after being caught transporting almost half a million euro of cocaine to repay a debt.

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• Murder trial in closing stages

The jury in the trial of a 22-year-old man accused of murdering a man during a drugs “rip” will begin its deliberations at the Central Criminal Court tomorrow.

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• Retrial ordered in assault case

The jury in the trial of a Dublin accountant accused of assaulting a former Ericsson engineer leaving him blind in one eye has been discharged having failed to reach a verdict.

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• Attacker probably stood on victims head pathologist tells court

The skull fracture sustained by a retired Cork barman was most likely to have been caused by someone standing on his head, a pathologist told a murder trial today.

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• Man pleads guilty to raping daughter

A Cork man in his 50s pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court today to raping and sexually assaulting his own daughter.

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• Bus ireann to cut more services

Bus Éireann tonight announced the latest stage of its massive cost-cutting drive with the axing of one service and the curtailment of 18 others.

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• Striking Cork taxi drivers cause gridlock

A group of striking taxi drivers in Cork threatened to cause traffic gridlock today with a go-slow protest through the city.

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• Ferry ready to sail but exact date still unclear

It was not known this morning if the Cork Swansea ferry would be ready to sail this evening as scheduled.

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• Fears mount for safety of missing teen

Fears were mounting tonight for the safety of a Dublin teenager who has been missing for almost a fortnight.

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• Tallaght Hospital staff raised x-ray concerns more than 40 times

It is being claimed today that staff at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin had raised red flags about a delay in reporting x-rays over the past number of years.

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• Taoiseach resists calls for Harney resignation

The Taoiseach has defended his Health Minister, and denied a cover-up over the latest cancer scandal - this time at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin.

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• Devices found near headshops declared hoaxes

The Defence Forces say two suspicious devices found at headshops in Athlone town today were hoaxes.

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• Taoiseach calls for realistic talks with unions

The Taoiseach said today that the Government is willing to hold talks with the social partners on a "realistic basis".

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• Judge criticises Hayes total lack of remorse

Oliver Hayes, who was jailed for life today for the murder of Cork widow Ann Corcoran, showed total lack of remorse for the woman he bludgeoned to death, according to the judge presiding over the trial.

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• Garda Ombudsman blames procedural shortcomings for death in custody

A Garda Ombudsman Commission investigation into the death of Dublin man Terence Wheelock who died after being found unconscious in a Garda station has found gardaí did not cause his death.

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• Suspicious devices found outside two headshops

A major alert is underway in Athlone following the discovery of a number of suspicious devices.

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